localgiving.com

What It Is

Localgiving is a UK-based charity crowdfunding and fundraising platform founded in 2010, owned by a local public foundation. Its core mission is to help grassroots UK local charities and community public welfare groups that lack digital resources gain online fundraising capabilities and access to funding. To date, it has helped thousands of charities raise a cumulative total of hundreds of millions of pounds, and 95.2% of its members are willing to recommend the platform to peers.

Core Features & Pricing

The platform offers services to three types of users:

• For charities: Customizable social crowdfunding pages, automated Gift Aid tax refund processing (a UK-exclusive benefit), AI-assisted grant application writing, and grant opportunity matching
• For individual fundraisers: Simple, customizable fundraising tools that let individuals launch campaigns for causes they care about
• For donors/funders: Tools for shortlisting community projects, matched donation amplification, and grant distribution management

Pricing is structured as a tiered membership subscription, with options for monthly or annual billing. New users can start with a free trial. Exact tier pricing is only available once you begin the registration process. Annual subscriptions are non-refundable, while monthly subscriptions can be canceled at any time.

Pros, Cons & Use Cases

Pros: The platform is highly inclusive of charitable groups — even unregistered small community organizations (such as PTAs and Friends Of groups) can pass verification and join. Its AI tools drastically lower the barrier for small organizations applying for grants. The team provides dedicated one-on-one human support rather than standardized call center service, and it enjoys excellent user reputation. It also aligns perfectly with UK local Gift Aid tax rules, saving charities a lot of tedious administrative work.

Cons: It only serves UK-based charitable organizations and is not open to groups in other regions. The non-refundable annual subscription policy is low on flexibility, and pricing transparency is lacking.

Access from China

The website can currently be accessed directly via the public internet, but its services are only open to UK users. Domestic users in China cannot access its core fundraising and funding features.